Time Difference Between Beijing and Toronto
Toronto is 13h behind Beijing in standard time, and 12h behind while Toronto is on daylight saving time.
Beijing keeps the same clock all year. Toronto clocks move forward on the second Sunday of March and back on the first Sunday of November. The figures above cover each part of the year. They do not come from the offset on the day the site was built. The live clocks use the current time.
Working Hours Overlap
For each hour of Beijing's working day (9:00-18:00), here is the corresponding local time in Toronto. Rows highlighted green fall within standard working hours (9:00-18:00) in both cities. Each block is one part of the year, so the table does not change with the day this page was built.
13h behind (standard time)
| Beijing | Toronto | Both working hours? |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 8 PM | No |
| 10 AM | 9 PM | No |
| 11 AM | 10 PM | No |
| 12 PM | 11 PM | No |
| 1 PM | 12 AM | No |
| 2 PM | 1 AM | No |
| 3 PM | 2 AM | No |
| 4 PM | 3 AM | No |
| 5 PM | 4 AM | No |
| 6 PM | 5 AM | No |
12h behind (daylight saving time in Toronto, while Beijing is on standard time)
| Beijing | Toronto | Both working hours? |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 9 PM | No |
| 10 AM | 10 PM | No |
| 11 AM | 11 PM | No |
| 12 PM | 12 AM | No |
| 1 PM | 1 AM | No |
| 2 PM | 2 AM | No |
| 3 PM | 3 AM | No |
| 4 PM | 4 AM | No |
| 5 PM | 5 AM | No |
| 6 PM | 6 AM | No |
Best Time to Meet
13h behind (standard time)
Beijing and Toronto don't share a 9 AM-6 PM working-hours window during standard time. The least disruptive compromise is around 6 AM in Beijing, which falls at 5 PM in Toronto. Expect one side to take an early or late call.
12h behind (daylight saving time in Toronto, while Beijing is on standard time)
Beijing and Toronto don't share a 9 AM-6 PM working-hours window during daylight saving time in Toronto, while Beijing is on standard time. The least disruptive compromise is around 2 AM in Beijing, which falls at 2 PM in Toronto. Expect one side to take an early or late call.
How the Difference Changes
Only Toronto changes its clocks, so the gap is not one number. The rules are above. The dates for the year you are reading this page load below.
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Beijing
Beijing uses the Asia/Shanghai time zone, at UTC+8 all year. This zone does not observe daylight saving time.
Toronto
Toronto uses the America/Toronto time zone. Standard time is UTC-5, and daylight saving time is UTC-4.